Still powerless

At about 10 this morning, the superintendent was going around turning off all the furnaces and hot water heaters, because the sudden spike in load every time they tried to get power back on caused it to crash again. Hopefully there will be power by the time I get home. In the meantime, since it's supposed to get to 40°F today and be sunny, I can't just leave my spoilables in the car, so I had to drag them into the office and cram them into our tiny fridge (the bigger fridge in the lounge is inaccessible, as a thesis defense is going on right now).

Edit: 1:30 PM, still no power. They're "trying things" according to the landlady.

Edit: 4:00 PM, still no power. They got it on for about 10-15 minutes, but it went out again. Worst case, I wait for sunset, when it'll be safe to use my car as a fridge again, to go home. And then come back to the office and find a sink in which to wash my hair. :)

And STILL no power

Nada, bupkiss, zilch. And I get the feeling that if the work crews get it on late in the evening, the furnace won't get turned on until morning. At least I did see the Westar crews at work in the area. Gonna shampoo in a sink after dinner.

Edit: Okay, tap water doesn't actually GET hot in this building right now, but "not lethally cold" will do. I feel somewhat better with a clean face and hair.

I CAN HAS POWAH!

Blog from PDA entries over the past three days to follow. Heat's on too.